What does "alexander" mean?
Alternative letter-case form of alexander.
Alexander
/ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Alternative letter-case form of alexander.
- Grammar: alexander is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: alec, alejandro, alex, alexanders.
- Useful contrasts: alec.
- Usage evidence: The telephone is among the inventions attributed to Alexander Graham Bell.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of alexander. alt-of
- 2 A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.
"Alexander cocktail 3/4 jigger rye whiskey. 1/4 jigger Benedictine. Twist orange peel on top. Stir."
- 3 European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb wordnet
- 4 Any of genus Zizia of North American flowering plants.
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.
"Why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander, till he find it stopping a bung-hole?"
- 2 A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic, anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”).
"Yiannopoulos started releasing video interviews and other evidence meant to prove that [Ali] Alexander sexually propositioned both adult men in their 20s and at least two teenagers."
- 3 A place in the United States:; A city in Pulaski County and Saline County, Arkansas.
- 4 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Burke County, Georgia; named for early settler Hugh Alexander.
- 5 A place in the United States:; A minor city in Franklin County, Iowa.
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- 6 A place in the United States:; A minor city in Rush County, Kansas; named for early settler Alexander Harvey.
- 7 A place in the United States:; A town in Washington County, Maine; named for British politician and financier Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton.
- 8 A place in the United States:; A town and village therein, in Genesee County, New York; named for early settler Alexander Rea.
- 9 A place in the United States:; A minor city in McKenzie County, North Dakota; named for early North Dakota politician Alexander McKenzie.
- 10 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia; named for local lumber businessman John M. Alexander.
- 11 A rural municipality in eastern Manitoba, Canada.
- 12 A community in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead, Manitoba, Canada; named for early settler Alexander Speers.
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Example
"The telephone is among the inventions attributed to Alexander Graham Bell."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "alexander"?
Common synonyms include: alec, alejandro, alex, alexanders, black lovage, family name.
How do you use "alexander" in a sentence?
The telephone is among the inventions attributed to Alexander Graham Bell.
How do you pronounce "alexander"?
Pronounced /ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alastair, Alejandro, Iskandar, Sikandar, Alessandro, and Alexandre.
Etymology 2
Unknown. Apparently from either the given name or the surname Alexander, but the connection is unclear. Attested since the early 20th century.